Three Tufts athletes were named NESCAC Players of the Week yesterday in their respective sports. Here's a rundown:
Baseball centerfielder David Orlowitz
Orlowitz had no trouble reaching base or clearing the bases during the Jumbos' weekend sweep over the Colby Mules. The senior collected four hits and walked five times in his 14 plate appearances, driving in four runs along the way. Three of those RBIs came on a triple with the bases loaded, which keyed Tufts' 10-run output in the finale.
Orlowitz now ranks third among the Jumbos' starters with a .306 batting average and has reached base in more than half of his trips to the plate (.507). In fact, dating back to Tufts' 13-0 win against Trinity on April 8, Orlowitz has logged a remarkable .571 on-base percentage. If he had enough at-bats to qualify for the NESCAC leader board, Orlowitz's .507 on-base percentage would rank fourth in the conference.
Lacrosse attackman Lara Kozin
The junior has been in incredible form in recent weeks, boasting 17 assists over the last three games, including a Tufts-record seven in the team's 19-10 victory on April 14 over Endicott College. Kozin now leads the team in points and assists by far, boasting marks of 54 and 29 in the respective categories, while her next closest teammates sit at 42 and 15.
Kozin also now leads the NESCAC in points, points per game and assists and has also scored a pair of goals in each of her last three games.
Track runner Amy Wilfert
The track and field team now boasts two consecutive NESCAC Players of the Week, as senior Amy Wilfert was able to follow up freshman Jana Hieber's efforts and earn the honor, thanks to her dominating performance in the 5,000 meters at the MIT Invitational this past Saturday.
Wilfert, who finished with a time of 17:38.31, bested her next-closest competitor by over 16 seconds and blew away a field that included 25 other runners. Wilfert fell just 3.31 short of the NCAA provisional qualifying time.
